diff --git a/src/Network/Request.php b/src/Network/Request.php
index 5b3793d0f01..94e33995ed4 100644
--- a/src/Network/Request.php
+++ b/src/Network/Request.php
@@ -617,6 +617,9 @@ public function __isset($name)
      */
     public function is($type)
     {
+        $args = func_get_args();
+        array_shift($args);
+
         if (is_array($type)) {
             $result = array_map([$this, 'is'], $type);
             return count(array_filter($result)) > 0;
@@ -628,7 +631,7 @@ public function is($type)
         }
 
         if (!isset($this->_detectorCache[$type])) {
-            $this->_detectorCache[$type] = $this->_is($type);
+            $this->_detectorCache[$type] = $this->_is($type, $args);
         }
 
         return $this->_detectorCache[$type];
@@ -651,11 +654,12 @@ public function clearDetectorCache()
      *   this method will return true if the request matches any type.
      * @return bool Whether or not the request is the type you are checking.
      */
-    protected function _is($type)
+    protected function _is($type, $args)
     {
         $detect = static::$_detectors[$type];
         if (is_callable($detect)) {
-            return call_user_func($detect, $this);
+            array_unshift($args, $this);
+            return call_user_func_array($detect, $args);
         }
         if (isset($detect['env']) && $this->_environmentDetector($detect)) {
             return true;
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php
index be5ed719476..6a3000b733c 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Network/RequestTest.php
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ public function tearDown()
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test custom detector with extra arguments.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testCustomArgsDetector()
+    {
+        $request = new Request();
+        $request->addDetector('controller', function ($request, $name) {
+            return $request->param('controller') === $name;
+        });
+
+        $request->params = ['controller' => 'cake'];
+        $this->assertTrue($request->is('controller', 'cake'));
+        $this->assertTrue($request->isController('cake'));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test the header detector.
      *